House Gun-Control Opponents
Seek to Make Bill Unacceptable

WASHINGTON -- House gun-control opponents are trying to block new restrictions by making pending legislation so onerous to antigun Democrats that they would vote against it and help kill the bill.

The House late Thursday approved a measure that would weaken existing rules on background checks at gun shows, which law-enforcement officials say are a growing source of firearms used in crimes. In a vote on final passage of the gun bill...